Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-07-30
The Chicago Boodlers.

CHICAGO, July 27.-The flight of W. ].
McGarigle on Saturday night is still the
talk of the town. kilograms have been
sentin many directions in the hope of
heading him OF, and detectives are trying
vainly to find him.
It appears that Sheriff Matson took Nc
Garigle to his reaidence and while there
the prisoner asked permission to take a
bath. He was permitted to enter the
bathroom aud close the door. In a few
minutes the sheriff called for the prisoner
but the bird had flown. Although Nc
Garigle was in the custody of the sheriff
on the case tor which he was tried and
convicted he was still under bonds OF over
100000 on twenty other indictments. His
h6ndsmen are Mcdonald aud some promi-
nent merchants. State attorney Grinne1l
declares that the bondsmen are liable, and
in case McGarigle is not captured his
bonds will certainly be forfeited. The
States Attorney acknowledges that the
sticking point in the conferences between
himself and McGarigle was the refusal of
the latter to say he would give information
duplicating NJ. G.. Mcdonald, the noted
gambler and former political "boss." The
information that State Attorney Grinnell
could not keep an engagement with Nc
Carlyle was, it seems, communicated to
McGarigle before 6!30 p. ~. McGarig1e
was deeply disappointed and pleaded with
the sheriff to be taken home anyhow.
Chief Clerk Doherty would be there, Nc
Garigle said, to make a final settlement of
the ex-Warden's account. Doherty was
not at McGarigle's residence and denies
having had any appointment with him.
This fact, coupled with the statements of
neighbors that a horse and buggy were in
waiting near McGarigle's house, tend to
confirm the popular belief that matters
were pre-arranged. As his residence is
within fifteen minutes ride of the pier at
Evanston, where a tug might easily have
been taken, the inference is drawn in
some quarters that McGarigle is atioat on
Lake Michigan, safe on his way to the
Straits of Mackinaw.
LATER-Tuesday night an officer from
Chicago in pursuit of McGarigle reached
Mackinaw Island and is taking measures
to prevent the fugitive from getting
through the straits to Canada. 1t is I'm
derstood that the sheriff is in communi-
cation with the commander of the United
States revenue cutter Andrew johnson at
Milwaukee, and the federal governments
only craft on the lake will be used in the
chase. It is stated that MeGarigle will
not be safe in Canada. It is limited that
should he once be located, the lack OF ex-
tradition will not prevent his capture in
secret by American officers and a hurried
return to Chicago. A Milwaukee special
saws: Capt. Baker, OF the cutter
johnson has declined to seize any steam
yacht or tug McGarigle may have taken
refuge on, the latter not being a federal
prisoner.
THE LATEST.
CHICAGO, July 28.-The escape of Mr.
Carlyle gave fresh zest to the Doodle trial
on Monday, and the jam of spectators was
great. Two prominent contractors test
fed in detail how they and the twelve de-
PENDANTS had month after month robbed
the county of thousands Of dollars. In
one instance n of them furnished SI2,-
600 worth of material for q road TO the
county insane asylum, and to obtain the
contract, expended over $1,000 among the
defendants. The county eventually had
to pay this sum, as the contractor
that amount TO his bill. Two station
agents of the Milwaukee Il St. Paul read
were paid a couple hundred dollars each
10 certify falsely as to the amount OF ma
teriai delivered. a milk contractor said
his contracts cost him about $500 each
to obtain them, but that 10 the. end It all
came out of the county treasury.